Death in the mountains

The Daily Record of New Jersey reports that the stockbroker from Morristown died while on vacation with his wife and children.

The paper reports:

“Gerard Reilly, 44, was skiing alone on John’s Bypass Trail when he lost control and hit a tree in a wooded area about five yards from the trail. John’s Bypass is a short, intermediate trail at the bottom of Paron’s Run used to access Excelsior Trail to Lower Cloud Spin.

“A skier traveling about 20 yards behind Reilly witnessed the accident and called it in to the mountain ski patrol at about noon. Reilly was taken to the base of the mountain and pronounced dead at Adirondack Medical Center in Lake Placid at 12:36 p.m.

A”n autopsy showed Reilly died from traumatic internal injuries, Ansari said. His death was ruled accidental.

“Reilly’s death was the first on Whiteface Mountain this season, according to Stephanie Ryan, a spokeswoman for the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority, the authority which runs the mountain.”